Spotlight on Emerald Shape Engagement Rings

Today's brides are opting for new shapes and colors when it comes to their wedding rings. Unique fancy shape diamond engagement rings are continuing to grow in popularity. While many brides still opt for a dazzling round diamond solitaire, the engagement ring styles are as varied as the women who wear them. Our team here at Siebke Hoyt Jewelers is seeing brides opt for princess cut, pear, heart, and emerald shaped diamonds more and more.

Spotlight on the Emerald Cut Engagement Ring

Many brides choose emerald cut diamonds for their elegance and vintage-inspired beauty. Emerald cut engagement rings are rare and distinctive— which makes sense that powerhouses like Beyonce and Amal Clooney rock this shape diamond in their engagement rings.

The emerald cut dates back to the 1500s when stone-cutters began cutting emeralds in a rectangle shape with stepped facets to provide more stability to the stone. The cut was originally performed on emeralds, which are softer and more prone to damage than diamonds. Like most other diamond shapes, an emerald cut diamond has 57 or 58 facets.

Elongated cuts like emerald cut diamonds tend to look larger and elongate the fingers due to their large top surface, which is far bigger than a round cut diamond of the same carat weight.

Emeralds tend to be set in a simple solitaire setting to showcase the cut of the diamond. Many couples opt for a halo around their emerald cut diamond to accentuate the stone's beauty and vintage flair.

Only roughly 3% of the cut diamonds are emerald cut, which makes this shape more rare than other options. With their elongated table, budget-minded shoppers might be pleased to learn that the emerald cut diamonds' elongated shape and larger table makes this shape appear larger than diamonds of the same carat size.

Visit us at Siebke Hoyt Jewelers in Cedar Rapids and see if a an elegant emerald shape diamond is for you! Explore a selection of our engagement rings online HERE.

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It is important for you to know that grading standards may vary between diamond certification laboratories. So when comparing diamonds on the basis of their laboratory certification it is critical that you compare two diamonds that are graded by the same laboratory to insure consistency in grading.